Girl Unknown

Girl Unknown (Spanish: La desconocida) is a 2023 Spanish thriller film directed by Pablo Maqueda which stars Laia Manzanares and Manolo Solo alongside Eva Llorach. It is an adaptation of Paco Bezerra's stage play Grooming.

Girl Unknown
Theatrical release poster
SpanishLa desconocida
Directed byPablo Maqueda
Screenplay by
  • Pablo Maqueda
  • Paco Bezerra
  • Haizea G. Viana
Based onGrooming
by Paco Bezerra
Starring
CinematographySantiago Racaj
Edited byMarta Velasco
Production
companies
  • Fórmula Cine AIE
  • Elamedia
Distributed byFilmax
Release dates
  • 17 March 2023 (2023-03-17) (Málaga)
  • 9 June 2023 (2023-06-09) (Spain)
CountrySpain
LanguageSpanish

Plot

The film unfolds a pendulum swinging power dynamic between the seemingly innocent Carolina, and a guy she meets in a park named Leo. What begins and is a case of grooming morphs into something far more complex due to Carolina not being all she seems.

Cast

Production

An adaptation of stage play Grooming by Paco Bezerra, the screenplay was penned by Pablo Maqueda, Paco Bezerra, and Haizea G. Viana.[2] The film was produced by Elamedia and Fórmula Cine AIE with support from ICAA, the Madrid regional administration, Ayuntamiento de Madrid, Castilla–La Mancha's Fundación IMPULSA and ECAM, and participation of Telemadrid and CMM TV.[3] Filming locations included Madrid and Albacete.[3] Shooting lasted from October to November 2021.[3]

Release

The film was presented in the official selection of the 26th Málaga Film Festival on 17 March 2023.[4] Distributed by Filmax, it is scheduled to be released theatrically in Spain on 9 June 2023.[5]

Reception

Andrea G. Bermejo of Cinemanía billed the film as the "most perverse" of Málaga's official selection, hailing Solo's performance as a sexual predator as his best ever.[6]

Víctor A. Gómez of La Opinión de Málaga assessed that the film is "too much enamored of the purported psychological murkiness of its story and its protagonists", and it fails to meet the hype.[7]

See also

References
  1. "La desconocida". Filmax. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. McLennan, Callum (15 March 2023). "Director Pablo Maqueda Talks Malaga Buzz Title 'Girl, Unknown': 'I Like Stories that Navigate the Terror of Everyday Life"". Variety.
  3. Rivera, Alfonso. "Pablo Maqueda concluye el rodaje de su segundo film, La desconocida". Cineuropa.
  4. "'La desconocida' expone al espectador a su propia incomodidad con un relato sobre ciberacoso a menores". Málaga Hoy. Grupo Joly. 17 March 2023.
  5. Aller, María (22 February 2023). "Teaser tráiler de 'La desconocida', el nuevo e inquietante thriller de Manolo Solo y Laia Manzanares". Fotogramas.
  6. Bermejo, Andrea G. (17 March 2023). "'La desconocida', broche perverso del Festival de Málaga que supone la consagración definitiva de Manolo Solo". Cinemanía – via 20minutos.es.
  7. Gómez, Víctor A. (17 March 2023). "Son engañosas las apariencias..." La Opinión de Málaga. Prensa Ibérica.
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